The Mediterranean diet is a well-known weapon in the fight against heart disease, but exactly how effective is it? To find out, researchers led by Dr. Ramón Estruch, from the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, put the Mediterranean diet to the test against a low-fat diet. ...

Two new studies add to the confusion over the health effects of marijuana. In one presentation to the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand found an increased risk of stroke among those smoking marijuana compared to those who did not, while research ...

If you’re at high risk of having a heart attack, changing your diet can significantly lower your chances of heart disease. But how much can fruits and vegetables help someone who already has heart trouble? Quite a bit, according to the latest study to investigate whether diet can reduce heart attack ...

Most doctors say meditation can’t hurt you, but now there’s reassuring evidence that it may help you as well when it comes to warding off disease. Previous studies have linked better health outcomes among heart patients who practiced meditation compared to those who did not, but none of those trials could ...

Teens may not be wrong when they see their social troubles as matters of life and death. Being excluded, rejected, dissed by friends or otherwise ostracized by your peers is practically a rite of passage of adolescence, but these social challenges— particularly when they are repeated — can have a lasting ...

Wish you could be at Oktoberfest? Even if you can’t make it to the epic annual beer bash in Munich, Germany, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate your favorite ale — or benefit your health in the process. As many studies have suggested, moderate alcohol consumption (one drink a day for ...

Eating too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure in adults. Is a salty diet as dangerous for kids? In a study published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that young children are consuming as much salt as adults, putting them ...

Working out in middle age can result in fewer chronic diseases, including heart problems, diabetes, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and cancer We all know that exercise is good for you — it keeps the heart healthy, works out the muscles and prepares you to take the stairs at work without fainting from ...

A new study suggests that eating three whole eggs a week can thicken the arteries as much as smoking. Some heart experts say not so fast Is your breakfast omelet harming your heart? A recent study by researchers at Western University in Canada found that the more egg yolks people ate, ...

A new study confirms that shift workers — people who work late nights, irregular hours or mixed night-and-day schedules — are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke People who work irregular schedules or work outside of normal daytime hours are at higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other ...